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Terri Schiavo - Won't Someone Help?
The National Ledger ^ | Feb 22, 2005 | L.A. Morris

Posted on 02/22/2005 9:41:17 AM PST by AliVeritas

Sixth Circuit Court Judge George Greer ruled late Monday afternoon that George Felos and Michael Schiavo cannot implement their stated plan to withdraw the gastric feeding tube of Terri Schindler-Schiavo until a hearing is held on Weds, Feb 23 to determine if the stay in effect from Greer's 2000 death order should remain in place while her parents, Mary and Robert Schindler Sr., continue with their legal options in trying to keep her alive.

The Schindlers had hoped to convince the court that starving Terri to death would violate her religious liberties. As a Catholic, the Schindlers contend Terri would not want to have her life ended.

If anyone ever deserved a second chance, it's Terri Schiavo, the central figure in a battle for the rights of the handicapped. She has no idea of the controversy swirling about her, and has been unaware of the fight for her life since she collapsed of a potassium deficiency in 1990. But regardless of the why and how, Terri's collapse starved her brain of oxygen, and she has never been mentally or physically revived past a semi-vegetative state.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalledger.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: euthanasia; schiavo; terrischiavo
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To: Kleon
I've been reading Terri threads for 2 days in a row. It seems most of the posters are here to share news but there are some posters who come to jeer and argue. Why?

I'm not saying you and others have no right to join a thread, you do, but I don't understand the motivation.

61 posted on 02/22/2005 11:30:36 AM PST by DJ MacWoW ("Are you cops? FBI" bad guy, "I'm currently unemployed" Tony Almeida of 24)
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To: HMFIC

Her "Husband", and I use that term very loosely, could care less about Terri. He has already moved on with his life by impregnating another woman twice and is living with said other woman.....so much for being a "husband". Guess he forgot the part about "being ONE Body"......


62 posted on 02/22/2005 11:31:43 AM PST by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org • Self defense is a basic human right!)
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To: HMFIC

You have no idea what is lying there.

But even if I weren't a strong advocate of her parents, I still like to think that if I made a mistake I'd make that mistake on the side of life.


63 posted on 02/22/2005 11:35:05 AM PST by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of it!)
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To: Kleon

" Terri's own neurologist said these are just reflexes."

You mean the one either hired by her husband or appointed by the court?

" I wouldn't rule that out."

So you mean she really isn't moving, laughing or crying in the video? It's photoshopped?

" Isn't that what these people who watch this video are doing?"

It's one thing to say that someone who isn't lying on bed in a 'vegetative state' and is active, is alive.

It's quite another for someone to say the because what they see in a video, with actually examination, leads them to believe this person is brain dead.

Please!


64 posted on 02/22/2005 11:37:08 AM PST by Bigh4u2
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To: Mershon
"...Mrs. Schindler is not in a "semi-vegetative" state. This is a lie that keeps being repeated over and over and over again."

________________________________________

You're right. Mrs. Schindler is not in a "semi-vegetative" state. However, Mrs. Terri Schiavo is in a "persistent vegetative" state. This is not a lie, it is a legal fact.

65 posted on 02/22/2005 11:39:44 AM PST by daylate-dollarshort (s/v Musashi I)
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To: HMFIC
Five, get over it. You don't like my opinion? DON'T READ IT! DON'T SUBSCRIBE TO IT!

Why don't you get over yourself. You don't like the responses you get? Don't post!!! You sure as s#$t got it wrong as to what I would want for myself or what I would think if she were on welfare. What have you gotten right today?

66 posted on 02/22/2005 11:40:29 AM PST by TigersEye (Intellectuals only exist if you think they do.)
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To: xzins

Ya know

this kind of stuff from the people claiming she is a shell is way too close to Hitler's little T-4 project...

It only killed about 80,000 people BEFORE he ever started the death camps.....


67 posted on 02/22/2005 11:41:51 AM PST by eeevil conservative (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for a good man to do nothing. Edmund Burke)
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To: HMFIC
How do YOU know that Terry did not tell her husband HER wishes?

This has got to be dumb@ss comment of the day! You just open your mouth and spew don't you? You know absolutely zippity squat about this case but YOU'VE got all the answers. Oh yeah.

68 posted on 02/22/2005 11:45:56 AM PST by TigersEye (Intellectuals only exist if you think they do.)
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To: daylate-dollarshort
Mrs. Terri Schiavo is in a "persistent vegetative" state. This is not a lie, it is a legal fact.

No. It's not. But thanks for your opinion. ;-)

69 posted on 02/22/2005 11:47:12 AM PST by DJ MacWoW ("Are you cops? FBI" bad guy, "I'm currently unemployed" Tony Almeida of 24)
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To: cubreporter

" who just want to care for her until she draws her last breath"

I have no problem with that but it seems like they really want the state of Florida to take care of her to me, not really the same thing.


70 posted on 02/22/2005 11:49:08 AM PST by oldcomputerguy
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To: eeevil conservative

Exactly
The slippery slope


71 posted on 02/22/2005 11:49:26 AM PST by pickyourpoison (" Laus Deo ")
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To: AliVeritas

You guys want someone to help?

Contact this Florida State Rep ...

Gus Bilirakis R-Palm Harbor
35111 U.S. Highway 19 North
Palm Harbor, FL 34684-1907
Phone: (727) 669-1911

and

Frank Farkas R-St Pete.
1510 4th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33704-4412
Phone: (727) 893-9855


72 posted on 02/22/2005 11:51:54 AM PST by Alex Marko
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To: DJ MacWoW

How about this opinion.............

http://www.2dca.org/opinion/June%2006,%202003/2D02-5394.pdf


73 posted on 02/22/2005 11:52:04 AM PST by daylate-dollarshort (s/v Musashi I)
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To: daylate-dollarshort

And we all know the courts are always morally and ethically correct in everything they rule--especially when a judge and the court system and hospital are all in kahoots to begin the legalization process for "euthanasia" so-called.

If the court rules something, then it must be beyond reproach. Silly me. I am so gullible.

"This is a lie (semi-vegetative state) that keeps being repeated over and over and over again."

This is a lie that keeps being repeated over and over and over again.

This is a lie that keeps being repeated over and over and over again.


74 posted on 02/22/2005 11:56:27 AM PST by Mershon
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To: Bikers4Bush; ClancyJ; MineralMan

One thing for sure, with all this breaking news today, I'm able to make a longer list of poster to ignore in the future.

GEEZ.....who are these people?


75 posted on 02/22/2005 11:59:39 AM PST by Howlin (Free the Eason Jordan Tape!!!)
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To: Howlin

HI!

I'm eeeeeeevil conservative!


76 posted on 02/22/2005 12:00:58 PM PST by eeevil conservative (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for a good man to do nothing. Edmund Burke)
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To: Kleon

Under ***New Signs of Awareness in Some Brain-Injured Patients Comments from Cheryl Ford RN

'...He testified that Terri has brain tissue in all the major structures of her brain. Terri's most severe damage is in her occipital region and probably her eyesight is affected the most. It is possible for her to retain memories, as she still has tissue in that part of her brain. And finally, he detects a change FOR THE BETTER between her 96 and her 2002 CT scans, which he attributes to the body's natural tendency to heal itself. Can brain tissue regenerate? YES! ....'

http://www.fight4terri.blogspot.com/

EXCELLENT website!


77 posted on 02/22/2005 12:01:28 PM PST by Ethan_Allen (Gen. 32:24-32 'man'=Jesus http://www.preteristarchive.com/Jesus_is_Israel/index.html)
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To: oldcomputerguy

Actually, they have stated they are will to pay ALL of her medical expenses.

They aren't asking the state of Florida to do it.


78 posted on 02/22/2005 12:02:55 PM PST by Bigh4u2
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To: Mershon
"Although the physicians are not in complete agreement concerning the extent of Mrs. Schiavo's brain damage, they all agree that the brain scans show extensive permanent damage to her brain. The only debate between the doctors is whether she has a small amount of isolated living tissue in her cerebral cortex or whether she has no living tissue in her cerebral cortex."

79 posted on 02/22/2005 12:03:02 PM PST by daylate-dollarshort (s/v Musashi I)
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To: Howlin

Ah, well...and so it goes...


80 posted on 02/22/2005 12:03:26 PM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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